93-year-old rape victim honored by Colts shares her story

8:11 PM,
Sep. 13, 2013

Amelia Rudolf is interviewed by the Indianapolis Star in her home in Anderson, Ind., on Sept. 10, 2013.

Written by

Betsy Reason
Gannett Indiana

Amelia Rudolf didn't want to tell anyone about the horror of that night. What would people think of her? She felt so dirty.

Still, Rudolf also knew she must come forward, that she should share her story in the hope that it might raise awareness and also help others. And maybe, even, help herself.

"I'm 93 years old," Rudolf said recently as she tightly grasped the hands of her daughter Carol Fite, 60, who sat on the couch beside her. "The reason I'm talking about it is because I want people to find out what kind of people there are that do things like that. It happened to me." ...